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NAHT Edge is a category of NAHT membership specifically for middle leaders. We offer tailored support and services for middle leaders, online advice and resources, and full trade union protection to give you peace of mind.

Am I eligible?

To be eligible to join NAHT Edge, you need have a leadership responsibility within an education setting. Roles that are eligible include ALENCO, SENCO, phase leaders and subject leaders. This is not an exhaustive list and if you would like further clarification please email joinus@naht.org.uk.

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If you would like to join NAHT Edge, or you’re a current member and would like to speak to someone on the phone, please give us a call on 0300 30 30 333, email us on info@naht.org.uk or click here.

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Latest news

ESFA publishes revised academies financial handbook for 2020/21

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has published the 2020 revised version of the Academies Financial Handbook; which comes into effect on 1 September 2020.

It contains greater clarity on the role that members should play within Trusts and an increased emphasis on the professionalisation of accounting officer and chief financial officer roles. There is also further requirements around whistleblowing, an area that NAHT has long been pressing the government on.

New provisions include:

a requirement for the trust to appoint a clerk to support the board of trustees
further guidance on the role of members including that they must not be employees of the Trust
Confirmation that both the accounting officer and the chief financial officer should be employees, and an increased emphasis on the need to consider if these role should require an official accountancy qualification.
a requirement that trusts must publish on their website, the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k, in 10k bandings
a requirement that trustees must agree the whistleblowing procedure and publish it on the trust’s website
further guidance on board and committee responsbilities for risk management, including a requirement around audit and risk committees.
removal of the option for internal audit to be performed by the external auditor
requirement that alll trusts complete the school resource management self-assessment tool

First published 24 June 2020

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